MakinSense Of Your Money: Here’s What Everyone Is Talking About This Week + MORE

Saving Money Post Grad
Club Thrifty – Stop spending. Start living.Congratulations on getting that undergrad degree! You’ve made it! … but, now what? If you’re like most recent college grads (or if you’re staring down the barrel of your graduation), you’re going to dive into the job market and hope for the best…

You have an idea and you want to start a business in terms of services or products or perhaps both. Before you do that, you ought to sit down with a business insurance agent and go over what kind of insurance you need for your business. As a business owner, you know that demand for … Continue Reading »

Today we welcome an amazing guest post from my friend Joe Saul-Sehy!
Hello, I’m Joe. I was a wedding disc jockey.
Hi, Joe!
Now you’re imagining me with a blue ruffled tuxedo, aren’t you? Hey, just because I was a wedding DJ and could lead a mad Hokie Pokie didn’t mean I was a slimy dude in a cheap tux…

# 1  Where in the world is Edward Snowden?
The News – What is everyone talking about?

The National Security Agency, NSA, has been collecting US phone data since just after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks.

Ex Booz Allen analyst Edward Snowden leaked this to The Guardian last week from Hong Kong…

One of Michelle’s dogs…
Today’s post is by my awesome staff writer Jordann. Enjoy!
This is, a bit of a sticky conversation, but one that I think is worth having.
A few weeks ago, my cat, Mia, got sick. She’s four years old and has been remarkably healthy so far in her life, requiring almost no vet care other than spaying her at six months of age…

The following is a guest post from my good friend, Shannon at The Heavy Purse. If you’re interested in guest posting on Frugal Rules, please consult the guest posting guidelines and contact me.
When I was thirteen, my father started giving me money lessons. He didn’t focus on how it worked, but instead helped me develop a good relationship with money…

Whether you’re applying for a business loan, personal loan, finance on a car, mortgage or credit card, your potential lender will perform a credit check to see if you’re a reliable candidate for them to lend money to. They will perform a credit history check on you, on a credit referencing site, to help make their decision on whether to approve your finance application that little bit easier…

I had been contemplating whether or not I should move for a long time.  I was feeling restless and disliked where I lived.  I kept staying, because it was inexpensive with easy access to major highways.  I also owned my … Continue reading →The post I Moved and Started a New Adventure appeared first on Financial Black Sheep…

A reorganization in my department was announced today.
While no layoffs are in the works, – that’s what we have been told so far – here’s some quick observations/thoughts/opinions on my reorganization experience.

Don’t burn bridges. Let me repeat this…never burn bridges…

To stick with my new Thursday posts, I’m going to just post a set of pictures for you to look at.  Here are some photos that I took a few weekends ago at my parent’s cabin in Danbury, WI.  We were fortunate enough to see some swans meet up which was really cool.
 
Swan #2 flying in (I missed Swan #1)
Incoming
Up close and personal
They landed pretty far away from each other
Getting closer…
Finally meeting up
Together forever
Bald Eagle nest
Painted turtles
Full moon rising on a cool, May night

Hope you enjoyed them!
-Jake-
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Photos by Me

Is it better to buy or rent” when it comes to finding a place to live?  If you read my last post “Buying a Home, Is It a Good Investment?’ , you discovered that buying a house is not always a good investment if you’re looking for investment-like return for building wealth.
There are some cases where you can make a decent return over 30 years, but in many cases, the increase in value of the house doesn’t come anywhere near keeping up with the ongoing expenses such as maintenance, mortgage interest, insurance, and property taxes, which can actually result in a negative return on your investment in a home…

This year June has definitely not brought the good weather.  For the past few weeks it’s been rainy and cold and grey overcast here in the Northeast. Every single year I look forward to the spring because it means that the winter is over. Normally when winter is over the grey skies and cold weather go away, but not this year…